I need to start off by saying that I hope you got home safely yesterday. This is now the 18th of December and it turns out that the 17th of December is traditionally the worst day of the year for […]
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12, 2012
Tag Archives: UK
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12, 2012
How Many Speed Cameras Does It Take to Catch a Speeding Motorist on the M25?
I kind of like speed cameras. This probably comes from not having seen one since I moved away from the UK. This means that I associate them with orderly driving and sticking to the law and I would love to […]
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12, 2012
Toyota Verso prices announced
Toyota is strengthening its product line-up in the UK with the addition of the new Verso compact MPV alongside the recently launched British-built Auris. Essentially, this car is taking on the Nissan Note and does a decent job of it […]
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11, 2012
New Rav4 makes it debut
The new, bigger Rav4 has made it’s worldwide debut at the LA Auto Show. Toyota’s new Rav4 The car that essentially started the 4×4 compact market and has sold more than 4.5million models around the world is still an important […]
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11, 2012
Extreme Driving and Crazy Truck Drivers Stress You Out
What’s the most extreme situation you have driven in? It turns out that most Brits class bad weather as being the most stressful things they come across but I have a little tale which came to mind when I read […]
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11, 2012
Drink driving loophole closed
Right-minded motorists everywhere will be pleased with today’s announcement from the Department for Transport which plans to remove the statutory right to a blood or urine test for drink drivers. It will make it much easier for police to arrest […]
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11, 2012
Over 5,000 Kids Banned from Driving Before Being Old Enough to Drive
If you are old enough to remember a British comedy double act using the phrase along the lines of “steps back in amazement” on a regular basis then you – like me – probably take a step back in amazement […]
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11, 2012
New look Peugeot RCZ announced
It created a stir when it was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in September and now Peugeot have revealed the spec for their RCZ sports coupe. The restyled motor carries Peugeot’s latest look and is chock full with extra […]
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11, 2012
Ford’s new B-Max is a hit
Ford has revealed that its new B-Max has proved a hit with buyers – shifting 1,000 units in the first week of sale. The impressive B-Max picked up 2,500 advance orders before it even appeared in the dealerships. It’s an […]
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11, 2012
Lady Drivers to Pay More Insurance, Cucumber Shapes Unaffected
If you are a lady driver and you are already fed up with the EU for their bizarre rules on the shape of cucumbers and the blowing up of balloons then you are about to have another reason for getting […]
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11, 2012
Volvo’s new V40 range
Volvo has unveiled it’s latest V40 line-up and it’s a very impressive mix. I’m a huge fan of Volvos – having had a couple that were real workhorses – but the new model makes Volvo a real contender for the […]
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11, 2012
Ford unveils ‘Active City Stop’ for the Fiesta
Ford has revealed details of its impressive new system to help drivers avoid low speed collisions – the Active City Stop. In the time it takes to blink, a sophisticated sensor captures 15 images, calculates whether traffic is slowing or […]
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11, 2012
Is the UK Driving Test Too Tough?
I managed to pass my UK driving test the first time around a few years back but I know that on another day and with another examiner I could easily have failed it. I got around to taking about driving […]
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10, 2012
Dacia’s Duster ‘cleans-up’ the opposition
It’s not even on sale yet and already the Dacia Duster is racking up advance orders at an impressive rate. We’ve mentioned this impressive motor here before but since the order books have been opened they have racked up 1,000 […]